While the world remains “volatile”, Chief Executive Officer, Antoine de Saint-Affrique said the company had entered the year with confidence, aligned with the mid-term ambition we have set out. Danone, which like rival Nestle  faces investor pressure to spell out the financial impact of infant formula recalls tied to a contamination scare with the toxin cereulide, also said that at this stage that impact was “not material”.

“Impact assessment will be finalized once the recalls have been completed,” the company said.

The consumer goods giant, whose brands include Evian and Badoit water and Activia yoghurt, reported 2025 sales of 27.28 billion Euros ($32.07 billion), a like-for-like rise of 4.5%, compared with analysts’ expectations of 4.4% in a company-provided consensus. The performance reflected sustained demand for medical nutrition and baby food in China which largely offset weakness in coffee creamers in a competitive United States market.

–Reuters–